Lexington escapes close call with Ashland Lexington topped Ashland 43-35 in a tough tilt in an Ohio high school football matchup on Oct. 24. Lexington moved in front of Ashland 9-7 to begin the second quarter. The Minutemen opened a tight 16-14 gap over the Arrows at the intermission. Lexington steamrolled to a 43-27 lead […]
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Ohio football notebook: Crestview’s Kuhn keeps Cougars on winning track
COLUMBUS — Week 4 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the fourth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook. Let’s take […]
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Sept. 12: Mansfield-area high school football roundup
Ashland overcomes New Philadelphia’s lead to earn win Ashland seemed a step slow at the start, but rallied to win 34-7 over New Philadelphia for an Ohio high school football victory on Sept. 12. New Philadelphia showed it was ready to play, using an early thrust to carve out a 7-6 advantage over Ashland as […]
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5-run rally stops Mount Vernon short of state-championship quest
AKRON — One bad inning can’t wipe out one great season for the Mount Vernon girls softball team. The Yellow Jackets were forced to sit through a two-hour rail delay before falling 8-6 to Painesville Riverside on Sunday in the Division II state championship softball game at Akron’s Firestone Stadium. A five-run Riverside rally in […]
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Mount Vernon to play for Division II state softball championship Sunday in Akron
AKRON — Say it loud: State championship bound! The Mount Vernon girls softball team will play for a Division II state championship on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Akron. In a game that could’ve followed a Hollywood script, the Yellow Jackets stopped Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 5-4 in Saturday’s state semifinals to earn the honor of […]
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Shelby senior Schwemley caps career in style
SHELBY — Numbers don’t lie and Eve Schwemley’s numbers tell the story of a historic season. The North Central Ohio Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Schwemley averaged an area-best 21.4 points a game and became just the seventh player in Shelby history to top the 1,000-point plateau. But that only tells part of the […]
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Top of the Class: Mount Vernon’s Taylor is North Central Ohio Wrestler of Year
MOUNT VERNON — Alex Taylor smashed down the door at the Division I state tournament. There’s no telling what Mount Vernon’s state champion heavyweight will do once he puts on a few pounds. The newly-crowned North Central Ohio Wrestler of the Year, Taylor became Mount Vernon’s first boys state champ when he beat Massillon Perry’s […]
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Loudonville’s Shultz goes out in style
LOUDONVILLE — Tess Shultz put the exclamation point on a remarkable high school cross country career. The Loudonville senior and North Central Ohio Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, Shultz placed fifth in the Division III race at the state meet at Fortress Obetz. It was her third All-Ohio finish in three trips to […]
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Plymouth defense, Lucas offense & Buckeyes’ commitment shine in Ohio’s Week 1 football notes
COLUMBUS — Week 1 of the 2024 high school football season is in the books. Let’s take a look at some of the top performances from all around the state with this week’s Ohio Prep Sports Media High School Football Notebook. North central Ohio standouts -The Plymouth Big Red defense was lights out in a […]
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2024 HS football preview: Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets
Welcome to Source Media’s 2024 high school football preview. Over the coming days, we’ll preview schools across Richland, Ashland and Knox Counties every day leading up to week 1. You can find all of our high school football previews here. Buffalo Wild Wings and Pizza Cottage are proud to back our area’s local athletes and […]